Subway Maintenance to Affect 16 Train Lines Over Weekend, MTA Says

A number of planned service changes will affect riders across the city the weekend of Friday, January 25.
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NEW YORK CITY — Scores of straphangers will have a tough time getting around this weekend, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced a slew of changes to 16 train lines that will affect riders in all five boroughs.

The changes — which the authority says are necessary because of track upgrading and maintenance — will primarily affect 5 and 7 train riders, the MTA said.

From Friday at 11:45 a.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., there will be no 7 train service between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza. Straphangers can take the E, N, Q, the 42nd Street shuttle and free shuttle buses as alternatives.

The authority recommends using the E, N, or Q trains between Manhattan and Queens, and will extend Q train service to Ditmars Blvd. Free shuttle buses will operate between Vernon Blvd- Jackson Avenue, and the 42nd Street shuttle will run overnight to accommodate for these changes.

There will also be no 5 train service between 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday due to station rehabilitation at 149th Street-Grand Concourse.

Other trains will be affected, too:

♦ 1 train — From Saturday at 3:45 a.m. to Sunday at 9 p.m., Rector Street-bound 1 trains will skip 238th Street, 231st Street and 225th Street due to track panel installation north of 231st Street. From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, the last stop for some uptown 1 trains will be 137th Street due to track panel installation north of 231st Street in The Bronx.

♦ 2 train — From Friday at 11:45 p.m. to Saturday at 6:30 a.m., Uptown 2 trains will run express from 72nd Street to 96th Street due to work on a new compressor plant at 91st Street.

♦ 4 train — From Friday at 11:45 p.m. to Saturday at 6:30 a.m., from 11:45 p.m., and from Sunday 11:45 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., Downtown 4 trains will run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to track maintenance at 14th Street-Union Square.

From Friday at 11:45 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., Uptown 4 trains will run express from 125th Street to Burnside Avenue due to station rehabilitation at 149th Street-Grand Concourse.

And from Saturday at midnight to Monday at 5 a.m., Downtown 4 trains will run local from 125th Street to 14th Street-Union Square and Uptown 4 trains run local from Grand Central-42nd Street to 125th Street due to signal work between Grand Central-42nd Street and 59th Street and track work near 86th Street.

♦ 6 train — From Friday at 11:45 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., Downtown 6 trains will run express from 14th Street-Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge due to track maintenance at 14th Street-Union Square.

♦ A train — From Saturday at midnight to Monday at 5 a.m., Manhattan-bound A trains run local from Broadway Junction to Utica Avenue due to elevator work at Utica Avenue.

♦ C train — From Saturday at 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Uptown C trains run express from Canal Street to 145th Street due to track maintenance north of 42nd Street and electrical systems installation north of 34th Street.

♦ D train — From Friday at 11:45 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., there will be no Bronx-bound D service at 34th Street-Herald Square, 42nd Street-Bryant Park, 47th-50th Sts and 7th Avenue due to track maintenance north of 42nd Street and electrical system installation north of 34th Street.

♦ F train — From Friday 9:45 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., Jamaica-bound F trains will be rerouted via the M line from 47th-50th Sts to Roosevelt Avenue due to station work at Lexington Avenue/63rd Street for SAS project. F trains will run express from Queens Plaza to Roosevelt Avenue. At all times through the first quarter of 2013, F and G trains will skip Smith-9th Sts. in both directions due to station rehabilitation. Customers may use the B61 bus for connections between Smith-9th Sts. station and 4thAvenue-9th Street station, where F, G and R trains are available. Customers may also use the B57 bus for connections between Smith-9th Sts. station and Carroll Street station, where F and G trains are available.

♦ M train — Until early 2013, Knickerbocker Avenue will be closed in both directions for station rehabilitation.

♦ N train — From Friday at 10:45 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., Queens-bound N trains will run express from Canal Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to electrical work at 14th Street-Union Square.

♦ Q train — On Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Q trains will be extended to Ditmars Blvd. to augment service between Manhattan and Queens.

♦ R train — On Friday, from 10:45 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Queens-bound R trains will run express from Canal Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to electrical work at 14th Street-Union Square.

MTA officials also reminded straphangers of the changes to the 1 and A trains, which will remain in effect until further notice because of Hurricane Sandy.

There will be no 1 train service between Rector Street and South Ferry, and no A train service between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses will operate non-stop between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, and free H shuttle trains will operate between Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue and Beach 90th Street.

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